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Alcohol deaths common among American Indians

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alcohol-related causes such as liver disease and car crashes account for nearly 12 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native deaths, 3-1/2 times the figure for the overall population, officials said on Thursday. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/healthNews?a=SsirSW"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/healthNews?i=SsirSW" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?a=BjutpK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?i=BjutpK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?a=76Ct7k"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?i=76Ct7k" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?a=Zu5Hak"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?i=Zu5Hak" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~4/377470119" height="1" width="1"/>